Ill. Admin. Code tit. 62, § 1816.101 - Backfilling and Grading: General Requirements
Timing of backfilling and grading.
a) Contour mining. Rough backfilling and
grading shall follow coal removal by not more than sixty (60) days or one
thousand, five hundred (1,500) linear feet. The Department may grant additional
time for rough backfilling and grading if the permittee can demonstrate,
through a detailed written analysis under 62 Ill. Adm. Code
1780.18(b)(3),
that additional time is necessary.
b)
1) Area
surface mining. Rough backfilling and grading shall be completed within one
hundred eighty (180) days following coal removal and shall not be more than
four (4) spoil ridges behind the pit being worked, the spoil from the active
pit being considered the first ridge. The Department may grant additional time
for rough backfilling and grading if the permittee can demonstrate, through a
detailed written analysis under 62 Ill. Adm. Code
1780.18(b)(3),
that additional time is necessary.
2) Final grading (root medium placement,
topsoil/substitute material placement, erosion control system installation)
shall be completed in accordance with the approved reclamation plan prior to
the expiration of fifteen (15) months after June
30th of the fiscal year in which coal removal
occurred.
c) Other
Disturbed Areas: All backfilling, rough grading, and final grading of all other
disturbed areas shall be completed in accordance with the approved reclamation
plan not later than twelve (12) months after cessation of active use as
determined by the Department.
Notes
Amended at 11 Ill. Reg. 8131, effective July 1, 1987
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